The Ncaa season is just around the corner and Purdue’s youngsters get creative at practice. First trick shots of the 2016-2017 season.
Trick shots to start the season
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Everything you never knew about Tom Izzo
Coach Tom Izzo was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. Too many stories about him to tell them all, but this is the unusual profile of a legend.
The day basketballncaa.com was born
The basketballncaa.com project was born in the early months of 2013 as ncaabasket.net. The approach is the same: we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we truly believe that writing about college basketball is a privilege and an honour. The NCAA is unique.
A new wave of NCAA freshmen
Ben Simmons was the big name last year. This season is loaded with talented freshmen but there is no real consensus on a player that stands on top.
Looking for the next Buddy Hield
Grayson Allen, Jaron Blossomgame, Nigel Hayes, Justin Jackson and Josh Hart are our favorites in the Player of the Year race.
New coaches and hot seats
Chris Beard moved twice in one summer, other coaches kept their score to one. A look at what changed on the NCAA benches.
Villanova, it’s all about tradition
“This is Villanova basketball”: that’s a recurring theme every time coach Jay Wright or any other player at roster is interviewed, it is their mantra.
Messina keeps an eye on Arcidiacono
A kid with “a leader’s DNA”: this is Ryan Arcidiacono according to Luca Dalmonte, assistant coach of Ettore Messina on the italian national team.
Buddy Hield, a smile from Bahamas
“Love to see stories like this. Where a kid comes from nowhere and becomes a star”. There is no better presentation for Buddy Hield than Dick Vitale’s words
Italians and much more among international freshmen
Two players from the Stella Azzura Academy, the youngest of the De Nicolao brothers and a promising wing from the Virtus Bologna youth sector. These the four Italian freshmen joining a talented international recruiting class.
Here come the freshmen
No obvious stars, but plenty of talent at every position in this year’s freshmen class.
The Ncaa Final told by its stars
After a thrilling final decided at the buzzer the protagonists reacted in many different ways, and it was to be expected.
